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Red House

Todd HumesAugust 8, 2020

Red House written by: Todd Humes Windshield time on highway 86. The artery, dark as coal sleek and silky. The reflectors the yellows, whites The ...

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Mississippi Church

Steven L. RichieJune 23, 2020

Mississippi Church written by: Steven L. Richie Annoying. The constant pitter-patter of children’s feet running to and fro in the apartment above wa...

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Awakening

Izabella T. KostkaDecember 1, 2019

Awakening written by: Izabella T. Kostka It lights up every dawn like fog lights, restarts neurons disconnected for a night's rest. I move the e...

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EXIT

Steven FortuneAugust 14, 2019

EXIT written by: Steven Fortune Rear-view nullification certified by regression’s iris-out monopoly Children of your calling at the wheel Beginner...

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Village In The Mist

Roger TurnerFebruary 12, 2019

Village In The Mist written by: roger turner @titansdad Driving up the highway When I saw it in the mist Like a pure and tender virgin Still wai...

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Hunters Of Night

Sobhan PramanikJuly 3, 2017

Hunters of Night written by: Sobhan Pramanik @SobhanPramanik In the grey Kolkata skyline, Vidyasagar Setu looms broadly like wings of Harps, softl...

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Highway Forty-Four

Harlee GiffordNovember 28, 2016

Highway Forty-Four written by: Harlee Gifford @Harleegifford Alone she lay beneath highway forty-four, Unknown is she, but he'd been that way before....

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Bridie is just a wife, mother and grandmother who loves to write. She is a retired teacher and is also a busy photographer. She lives with her husband in the countryside in west Limerick. Her late dad was a popular and successful poet and author. She discovered that she had a flair for writing following retirement when life slowed down a little. She was encouraged by family members to develop this hidden gift. As grandchildren arrived she was inspired to write about experiences with them and has had articles and poems published in local newspapers and journals. She is working towards publishing a book of her writings in the near future.

ALBERT CAMUS’S – 'THE PLAGUE' - ITS RELEVANCE TODAY by GS Subbu

How relevant is the ‘The Plague’ to the present scenario we find ourselves in? It is really astounding that when you go through the book you realize that what is happening now is very similar to what has been described in graphic detail decades ago. Whether it is the fear psychosis, the measures taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the dedicated and tireless work of groups of individuals in taking care of the afflicted, the resistance to the imposition of stringent regulations by the authorities and lastly the realization that we have to move on but with a changed perspective and living a new life.
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